Should Australia Establish a Modern Slavery Act?
The corporate social responsibility of businesses may serve to obscure the fact that the primary responsibility for the protection of human rights belongs to states.
The Meaning of Marriage and Australia’s Postal Poll
Changing Australia’s understanding of marriage may have significant implications for religious freedom, freedom of political communication and parental rights.
Australia’s Asylum Politics: Localised, Globalised
If indeed global export might be a reality, human rights activists can adopt similar approaches to nation-states by working in solidarity to generate policy alternatives.
Brexit: The View from Australia
Australia’s recent integration with the Asia-Pacific region means that its dependence on the UK for the movement of goods and services is no longer as significant.
Student Feature – Middle Powers in International Relations
Middle power theorising can draw on a long and important intellectual history, emphasising the potential for states desiring middle power recognition to become good global citizens in a globalizing world.
Moving out of ‘Their’ Places: 1991–2016 Migration of Ukrainians to Australia
The post-Euromaidan crisis impacted life trajectories of citizens which has translated into a shift towards survival-based migration to Australia.
Turnbull Meets Jokowi: A New Chapter in Australia-Indonesia Relations?
Indonesia is keen to engage with Australia as part of a regional balance of power and it welcomes trade and investment opportunities. Yet difficulties remain between the neighbouring states.
Review – MIKTA, Middle Powers, and New Dynamics of Global Governance
By being one of the few scholarly texts to focus on the MIKTA, Jongryn’s edited volume is a substantial contribution to global governance literature.
Strategic Uncertainty and the Regional Security Order in East Asia
Chinese and American intentions constitutes the two fundamental uncertainties that will shape regional security in East Asia.
Forced Marriage in Australia: Definitely Not the ‘Usual Suspects’
Forced marriage comprises an untidy bundle of wrongs lost at the intersection of international relations, state sovereignty, human rights, and criminal accountability.
